Chapter 94: Refining the Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame (Part Two)

As Xiao Yan absorbed the remaining residual soul power of the Eight-Winged Flame Demon Tiger, his Soul Force reached the level of a Fifth-Rank Alchemist, and he let out a long breath.

"The Soul Decision is truly miraculous—it can boost Soul Force this fast. If I were from the Soul Sovereign, I wouldn't want to pass it on either."

Soul Cultivation Methods are completely lost on the Dou Qi Continent. Forget searching for one—even the Mysterious Ring doesn't contain a Soul Cultivation Method, which says it all about how rare they are.

This also reflects the terrifying aspect of the Soul Sovereign clan from another angle. The Soul Robe and the Soul Decision both belong to the Soul Sovereign—maybe every one of them has one, and that would be truly terrifying.

And that Soul Token is simply the bane of Soul Bodies. A Seventh-Rank Alchemist's Soul Body facing the Soul Token couldn't even escape.

"If the Soul Sovereign turned over a new leaf, becoming a Ghost-Slaying Master would be no problem at all."

While complaining, Xiao Yan took out everything he had prepared in advance from his ring. A whole box weighing one ton of Ice Spirit Cold Spring, along with all kinds of Elixirs.

Xiao Yan doesn't yet have the ability to refine a Five-Grade Blood Lotus Pill, so he had to make do with other things for now.

With a clatter, Xiao Yan poured ten Elixirs into his mouth. These Elixirs could all temporarily add a layer of defense outside the body—all Third-Rank Elixirs capable of withstanding a Great Dou Shi's attack.

Without the Blood Lotus Pill, Xiao Yan had no choice but to rely on his flesh to tough it out!

Xiao Yan slowly extended his hand, reaching directly into the Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame floating in the air to search for the Origin Flame Seed.

The instant Xiao Yan reached into the Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame, it seemed startled—the Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame suddenly flared up violently, its eyes fixed tightly on the scorching blood-red flame. Xiao Yan's breathing quickened slightly, and his forehead was covered in sweat.

Sweat streamed down his cheeks. Even though Xiao Yan's flesh had already been tempered once by the Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame, and was supported by Elixirs, the moment he touched the Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame, he felt a piercing, heart-wrenching pain—his hand was burned.

This is actually only the twenty-second ranked Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame! If he were to absorb the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, wouldn't he be done for with a single touch?

Unlike the Void Swallowing Flame sub-flame, the Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame has no intelligence and is a pure Heavenly Flame—it will fight back against Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan hurriedly steadied his mind. The Soul Force of a Fifth-Rank Alchemist came into play, and he quickly located the position of the Origin Flame Seed.

He grabbed the blood-red flame seed in a sudden lunge, then picked up a large water cup with his left hand, scooped a big cup of Ice Spirit Cold Spring from the box, gulped it down with loud gurgling sounds, and finally tossed the flame seed into his mouth and swallowed it!

The instant the icy cold spring entered his throat, a thick layer of frost instantly formed inside Xiao Yan's body. If an ordinary person dared to drink Ice Spirit Cold Spring directly, they would absolutely die on the spot—but that was exactly what Xiao Yan wanted: to freeze his own body.

The moment the Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame entered his throat, Xiao Yan immediately pressed his lips tightly shut. At the same time, his whole body jolted violently as if struck by lightning—

—a fierce tremor. His face, which had still held some color a moment ago, suddenly turned deathly pale.

Enduring the waves of searing pain radiating from within, Xiao Yan slowly closed his eyes, and his mind gradually sank into his body.

This was Xiao Yan's first time swallowing a true Heavenly Flame. Back then, the Void Swallowing Flame had just been born and was very weak, so it was extremely easy—there was none of this pain at all!

The Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame that had entered his body earlier had already split into wisps of tiny blood-red flames. These Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flames, containing terrifying energy, instantly burst out from the Eight Extraordinary Meridians and burrowed into his flesh, bones, and skin!

The Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame was originally used for body tempering.

Protected by the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, the organs inside Xiao Yan's body barely withstood it, but his flesh and skin weren't so lucky.

With a whoosh of fire, Xiao Yan's entire body erupted in raging flames, turning him into a burning man!

Xiao Yan hurriedly took off his Soul Robe to keep it from being burned.

Under the roasting of these high-temperature Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flames, his originally well-built, muscular body had twisted like a dried twist of dough. His skin and flesh were completely burned away, looking extremely bizarre and terrifying.

Xiao Yan clenched his teeth tightly, grabbed the Elixirs in front of him and frantically poured them into his mouth. These were all Third-Rank Healing Pills, and there was even one Four Grade Bloodline Healing Pill that Xiao Yan had refined not long ago.

He knew that refining the Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame would test his flesh greatly. Without the Blood Lotus Pill, he could only frantically stuff himself with other Elixirs as a stopgap.

The pain from the burns caused Xiao Yan's body to twitch in intermittent spasms. His muscles were taut all over, and thick veins writhed like fleshworms. His pale face held not a trace of color.

The burned-away flesh and skin rapidly regenerated under the effect of the Elixirs, only to be burned away again—an endless cycle.

Xiao Yan hurriedly controlled his Soul Force and activated the Burning Decision, using Soul Force to guide the Origin Flame Seed along the Burning Decision's route. As long as he could complete one full circulation, the Refining would succeed!

Feeling the cold sensation inside his body beginning to fade, Xiao Yan hurriedly gulped down another cup of Ice Spirit Cold Spring. The Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame continued to wander through his body, constantly releasing flames that burned his flesh, madly tempering his flesh and bones.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King watching from the side saw Xiao Yan's skin and flesh burn away and grow back, burn away and grow back—even watching made it feel the pain.

With the experience of Refining the Void Swallowing Flame sub-flame the first time, this Refining of the Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame was relatively familiar territory. Apart from the Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame's special ability of strengthening the body—its constant burning tempering of flesh and bones making Xiao Yan wish he were dead or alive—there were no other major problems.

Added to that, Xiao Yan already had a trace of Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame within his body, his preparations were thorough, he had the experience from last time, and he had received the help of the Eight-Winged Flame Demon Tiger—the Refining went through without danger.

Soon, the Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame, after being circulated through the Burning Decision, was thoroughly branded with Xiao Yan's mark and completely brought under his control.

The instant the Refining was completed, a blinding blood-red flame shield violently shot out from within Xiao Yan's body, finally wrapping him within it. Inside the cave, the blood-colored flame shield resembled an egg.

Inside the flame shield, Xiao Yan felt his changes. The residual power of the Eight-Winged Flame Demon Tiger had not only raised his Soul Body to the level of a Fifth-Rank Alchemist, but also boosted his strength by one star, reaching Six Star Dou Shi.

"I can still advance further!"

The Soul Force of a Fifth-Rank Alchemist radiated out from within the flame shield, and the Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame remaining on the ground and within YaoLi was all drawn over by Xiao Yan. The blood-red Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame now rushed toward Xiao Yan from all directions.

Mao Wu wasn't idle either, unleashing full power to melt the solid ice, determined to eat everything edible!

For a time, the entire Cave displayed two colors—one side a blood-red flame vortex, the other a pitch-black black hole. Oh, and a tiny bit of purple light flickered pitifully in a corner.

As Xiao Yan madly absorbed the remaining Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame, using the Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame to temper his body and running the Burning Decision to absorb energy and convert it into Dou Qi, his burned flesh also gradually recovered.

A layer of New Student skin regenerated. Looking closely, one could see that this fair skin was actually as hard as steel. Even without using the Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame and Dou Technique, Xiao Yan's flesh was now comparable to a magical beast.

If he were to additionally use the Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame and Dou Technique, Xiao Yan's flesh would reach an astonishing level.

Three days and three nights later, Xiao Yan finally converted all the remaining Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame into Dou Qi.

"Nine Star Dou Shi?" Xiao Yan smiled faintly upon sensing his strength, and took out the Spirit Hiding Pill he had long since refined.

Since he was already at Nine Star Dou Shi, he might as well push on in one go and break through to the Great Dou Shi realm!

(End of this chapter)